An armed thug got more that he had bargained for after a woman whose home he had broke into managed to disarm him and – detain him.
The suspected criminal is said to have broken into a home in Kaptegaa village in Endebess, Trans Nzoia, and found the woman and her husband preparing to go o bed.
According to the police, the criminal was armed with an AK-47 rifle – and demanded Ksh200,000.
“I was heading to the bedroom when the gunman stormed our house. He threatened to kill me, my husband our three children if we didn’t give him the money. I knelt down, begging the hooded man not to harm us,” the 51-year-old woman told the media.
I knew I could do it
“While still kneeling, begging him not to kill us, I saw my husband slowly rise up. I knew if I grabbed the thug by the knees and he falls down, my husband would definitely jump in to help me,” the woman told the Standard.
It was then that she jumped and grabbed the criminal by the knees – and both fell on the floor. The husband joined the fight and took away the gun.
They then held him on the floor until help arrived. Angry neighbors beat up the robber and threatened to set kill him – but was saved.
The suspect claimed the gun belonged to a Kenya Police Reserve officer who had sent him to rob the family.
Area OCPD Salesioh Muriithi said they are investigating the matter.